early 17th century: from Latin promiscuus ‘indiscriminate’, (based on miscere ‘to mix’) + -ous. The early sense was ‘consisting of elements mixed together’, giving rise to ‘indiscriminate’ and ‘undiscriminating’, whence the notion of ‘casual’.

Promiscuous in a sentence (word usage in recent newspaper)

This study lessens an alternate theory that promiscuous females and lazy males are just naturally more likely to pair.

Promiscuous‘ woman gang raped by lover and friend … repeatedly raped by her boyfriend and his friend accusing her of being promiscuous.

Kim Kardashian has been targeted by the country of Iran for encouraging Iranian women to post “promiscuous” photos of themselves.

My Life as a Bitch (2001) tells the story of a girl who becomes a dog and enjoys being promiscuous.

Brand loyalty has been booted out, and brand promiscuity has taken its place.

Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of promiscuous

Promiscuous = if you “promise” to give “kiss” to all your ‘miss’ friends, you will be called Promiscuous

English Hindi Dictionary and Translation with Pictures

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